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PRIMEMINISTERCAMERON:
Thankyou,andapologiesforkeepingyouwaiting.It’sapleasuretowelcomePresidentObamaheretoday.
We'
vejustbeenhavingabarbecueinthegardensofNumber10DowningStreetwithsomeofourservice--armed-servicepersonnelfromtheUnitedStatesandfromtheUK.Anditwasagreatreminderoftheincredibledebtthatweoweallofthemandtheirfamiliesfortheirservice,fortheirsacrifice,foralltheydotokeepussafe.ItwasagreateventanditwaswonderfultohaveBarackandMichellethere.
Itwasalsoprobablythefirsttimeinhistory,aswestoodbehindthatbarbecue,thatIcansayaBritishPrimeMinisterhasgivenanAmericanPresidentabitofagrilling.SoI'
mgoingtoholdontothat.
OverthepastyearI'
vegottoknowthePresidentwell.Andwhetherit’sinroutinesituationslikesittingroundtheG8table,ortheslightlylessroutineofgettingaphonecallinthemiddleofthenight,I'
vecometovaluenotjusthisleadershipandcourage,butthefactthattoallthebiginternationalissuesofourtime,hebringsthoughtfulconsiderationandreason.
AndIknowthattoday,Mr.President,you’llbethinkingofthedreadfultornadoinMissouriandallthosewho’velostlivelihoodsandlosttheirlivesandlovedones.AndourheartsinBritaingoouttoallthosepeople,too.
BarackandIknowwellthesharedhistoryofourcountries.FromthebeachesofNormandytotheImjinRiver,oursoldiershavefoughttogether.FromlabsinCambridge,Massachusetts,toCambridge,England,ourscientistshavedecodedDNAandcureddiseasestogether.Andinmillionsofinteractionseveryday,includingourmassivebusinessrelationship,ourpeopleforgefriendshipstogether.
Thatiswhatmakesthisrelationshipspecial.Butwhatmakesitessentialisthatit’snotjustabouthistoryorsentiment;
itisaliving,workingpartnership.Itisessentialtooursecurityandit’sessentialforourprosperity.
AndIfeeleverydayjusthowimportantthispartnershipis.ThePresidentandI,togetherwithmyDeputyPrimeMinister,havejusthadsomeexcellentdiscussions.We'
vebeentalkingtodayaboutthetwothingswecareaboutmost--gettingourpeoplejobsandkeepingourpeoplesafe.BecauseeverynightmillionsofBritishandAmericanpeopletakethesameworriestobedwiththem.They’reaskingiftheycanfindagoodjob,ifthey’regoingtogetapaychecknextmonth,andiftherewillbeworkfortheirchildrenwhentheygrowup.
Thestarktruthoftheworldtodayisthatnocountryisowedaliving.We'
vegottopayourwayandwe'
vegottoearnourway.AndthatiswhatthePresidentandIaredeterminedtodo.BarackandIdidnotcomeintopoliticstocutpublicspending,butneitherdidweseekofficetoseeourgreateconomiesdeclineortolandourchildrenwithunsustainabledebts.Andthatiswhyinthesecondhalfofthisdecade,we’remakingsurethatdebtratioswillbefallingonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.
Atthesametime,we’reinvestinginourroadsandrailways,inscienceandinnovation,andaboveall,inouryoungpeople.Anddowntheline,thesuccessofallthiswon’tbemeasuredinexportfiguresortradeflows;
itwillbeinthefeelingsofthefactoryworker,whetherthey’reinPhoenixortheshopkeeperinLiverpoolortheengineerinOhio--thepeoplewhoknowiftheyworkhard,thenprosperitywillbethereforthemandthepromiseofabetterlifetherefortheirchildren.
Aswellastheeconomy,thePresidentandIhadsomeverygooddiscussionsonsecurity.Now,AmericansandBrits,youdon’tneedtoexplainterrorismtooneanother.Bothourpeoplehavesufferedatitshands,andindeedtheyhavediedtogether.
MywifeSamanthawasinManhattanon9/11,andI’llneverforgetthefivehoursoftryingtogetholdofher.Andshe’llneverforgettheNewYorkersthatshemetthatdayorthesenseofsolidaritythatshefeltthatdayandthatwehavefelteversincethatday.Andtoday,aswecomeuptoitstenthanniversary,weshouldrememberthespiritofthatcityandthesympathywefeelwiththosewholosttheirlovedones.
Now,therearethosewhosaythatthisterroristthreatisbeyondourcontrol,andwepassionatelybelievethatiswrong.WecandefeatalQaeda,andtheeventsofrecentmonthsgiveusanopportunitytoturnthetideontheirterroronceandforall.
Ibelievetherearethreeactionswemusttake.First,wemustcontinuetodestroytheirterroristnetwork,andIcongratulatethePresidentonhisoperationagainstbinLaden.Thiswasnotjustavictoryforjustice,butastrikerightattheheartofinternationalterrorism.
Inthisvitaleffort,wemustcontinuetoworkwithPakistan.Peopleareaskingaboutourrelationship,soweneedtobeclear.Pakistanhassufferedmorefromterrorismthananycountryintheworld.Theirenemyisourenemy.So,farfromwalkingaway,we’vegottoworkevenmorecloselywiththem.
Atthesametime,thisisavitalyearinAfghanistan.BritishandAmericanforcesarefightingsidebysideinHelmand,rightattheheartofthisoperation.We’vebrokenthemomentumoftheinsurgency,andevenintheTaliban’sheartland,inKandaharandcentralHelmand,they’reonthebackfoot.Nowisthemomenttostepupoureffortstoreachapoliticalsettlement.TheTalibanmustmakeadecisivesplitfromalQaeda,giveupviolence,andjoinapoliticalprocessthatwillbringlastingpeacetothatcountry.Weareagreedtogivethisthehighestpriorityinthemonthsahead.
Second,wemustreachaconclusiontotheArab-Israelpeaceprocess.Again,IcongratulatedthePresidentonhisrecentspeechontheMiddleEast,whichwasbold,itwasvisionary,anditsetoutwhatisneededintheclearestpossibleterms--anendtoterroragainstIsraelisandtherestorationofdignitytothePalestinians;
twostateslivingsidebysideandinpeace.
Yes,theroadhasbeen,andwillbe,longandarduous,buttheprizeisclear.Concludethepeaceprocessandyoudon’tjustbringsecuritytotheregion;
youdenyextremistsoneoftheirmostprofoundandenduringrecruitingsergeants,weakeningtheircallingandcripplingtheircause.Thatiswhywhateverthedifficulties,wemustcontinuetopressforasolution.
OurthirdactionmustbetohelpelevatethechangesinNorthAfricaandtheArabworldfromamomentinhistorytoaturningpointinhistory.We’veseensomeextraordinarythings--protestersbravingbullets,bloggerstopplingdictators,peopletakingtothestreetsandmakingtheirownhistory.Ifglobalpoliticsisaboutspreadingpeaceandprosperity,thenthisisaonce-in-a-generationmomenttograbholdof.
Itisnotatimeforustoshrinkbackandthinkaboutourownissuesandinterests.Thisisourissueandthisismassivelyinourinterests.ThosepeopleinTahrirSquareandTripolijustwantwhatwehave--ajobandavoice.Andweallshareintheirsuccessorfailure.Iftheysucceed,thereisnewhopeforthoselivingthereandthereisthehopeofabetterandsaferworldforallofus.Butiftheyfail,ifthathungerisdenied,thensomeyoungpeopleinthatregionwillcontinuetolistentothepoisonousnarrativeofextremism.
SothePresidentandIareagreedwewillstandwiththosewhoworkforfreedom.Thisisthemessagewe’lltaketotheG8tomorrowwhenwepushforamajorprogramofeconomicandpoliticalsupportforthosecountriesseekingreform.AndthisiswhywemobilizedtheinternationalcommunitytoprotecttheLibyanpeoplefromColonelQaddafi’sregime,whywe’llcontinuetoenforceU.N.resolutionswithourallies,andwhywerestateourpositiononcemore:
ItisimpossibletoimagineafutureforLibyawithQaddafistillinpower.Hemustgo.
Inalloftheseactions,wemustbeclearaboutourambitions.BarackandIcameofageinthe1980sand‘90s.WesawtheendoftheColdWarandthevictoryovercommunism.WesawtheinvasionofKuwaitbySaddamHusseinandtheworldcomingtogethertoliberatethatcountry.Throughoutitall,wesawPresidentsandPrimeMinistersstandingtogetherforfreedom.
Today,wefeeljustaspassionatelyaboutextendingfreedomasthosewhocamebeforeus;
butwealsoknowthatidealismwithoutrealismdoesnogoodforanyone.Wehavelearnedthelessonsofhistory.Democracyisbuiltfromthegroundup.You’vegottoworkwiththegrainofothercultures,andnotagainstthem.Realchangetakestime.
Andit’sbecauseofthiswesharetheviewthatourpartnershipwillnotjustcontinue,butitwillgetstronger.Andthisisapartnershipthatgoesbeyondforeignaffairs.Athome,wehavesimilargoals--tobringmoreresponsibilitytooursocieties,andtobringtransparencyandaccountabilitytoourgovernments.Inalltheseambitions,ourcountrieswillcontinuetolearnfromeachotherandworkwitheachother.
Andasever,ithasbeenapleasuretotalktothePresident,andanhonortohavehimwithustoday.
Mr.President.
PRESIDENTOBAMA:
Thankyou,David.Thankyou,Mr.PrimeMinister.IamverypleasedtobebackintheUnitedKingdom.InotethatyouhavearrangedfortypicalLondonweatherthesepasttwodays,andIamverygratefulforthat.
IwanttothankHerMajestytheQueen,andtheBritishpeoplefortheextraordinarywelcomethathasbeenextendedtomeandMichelle.It’sashiningexampleofthegenuinewarmthandaffectionthatourtwonationsfeeltowardsoneanother.
SinceDavidtookofficelastspring,Ibelievewe’venowmetorspokenatleasttwodozentimes.Wemaybeleadersfromdifferentpoliticaltraditions,butonawholehostofissuesweseeeye
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